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March 15, 2010
Vol. XXVII, No. 11
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Predicting Cardiovascular Events & Mortality |
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The associations of BMI and waist circumference with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk appear to be strong. A study has found that overweight and obesity appear to have a stronger impact on fatal CVD than on non-fatal CVD. Absolute risk of non-fatal CVD was about 10 times higher than that of fatal CVD. In obese respondents, the relative risk of fatal CVD was four-fold higher; risk of non-fatal CVD was twice as high as normal-weight respondents. Similar associations were observed for waist circumference. In overweight or obese people, half of all fatal CVD and 25% of non-fatal CVD were ascribed to their overweight.
Source: European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, December 1, 2009.
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